Park · California
J.P. Murphy Playground
J.P. Murphy Playground is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 164 m. Cardiac Hill stands 413 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Green Hairstreak Corridor - 12th and Pacheco, a park 0.2 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 164 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- San Francisco Recreation & Park Department
How to reach it
Coordinates37.75184, -122.46487
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Green Hairstreak Corridor - 12th and Pacheco: 0.2 mi
- Golden Gate Heights Park: 0.3 mi
- Green Hairstreak Corridor - Aerial Steps (access point): 0.3 mi
- Green Hairstreak Corridor - 14th Avenue & Pacheco: 0.3 mi
- Rocky Outcrop: 0.4 mi
Peaks
- Larsen Peak: 0.3 mi
- Forest Hill: 0.3 mi
- Grand View Hill: 0.5 mi
- Mount Sutro: 0.6 mi
- Edgehill Heights: 0.7 mi
Gardens
- White Crane Springs Community Garden: 0.3 mi
- Alice Fong Yu School Garden: 0.5 mi
- Temperate Asia Garden: 1.0 mi
- California Native Garden: 1.1 mi
- Golden Gate Park Community Garden: 1.1 mi
Artworks
- Speedway Express Local Mural: 0.6 mi
- Wooden Carving: 0.7 mi
- Hidden Garden Steps: 0.7 mi
- Zen Garden: 0.8 mi
- Statue: 0.8 mi
Picnic sites
- West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 0.7 mi
- Udo & Jürgen's place: 2.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
- Picnic Pod A: 3.6 mi
- Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
Historic sites
- Twin Peaks Tunnel: 0.7 mi
- Twin Peaks Tunnel: 0.7 mi
- Malcolm Hennicke Crossover: 0.7 mi
- In Memory of Officer Bryan D. Tuvera: 1.0 mi
- To the memory of Charles H. Graham: 1.1 mi
Attractions
- San Francisco Botanical Garden: 1.1 mi
- Chinese Pavillion: 1.2 mi
- Spreckels Temple of Music: 1.3 mi
- Japanese Tea Garden: 1.3 mi
- Gregangelo Museum: 1.3 mi
Museums
- California Academy of Sciences: 1.2 mi
- Counterculture Museum: 1.6 mi
- Randall Museum: 1.7 mi
- GLBT History Museum: 1.7 mi
- Gadar Memorial: 2.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Fort Funston: 3.0 mi
- Cypress Ridge Open Space: 7.7 mi
- Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 9.0 mi
- Richardson Bay Audubon Sanctuary: 9.6 mi
- Aramburu Island: 9.7 mi
Beaches: 58
- Mile Rock Beach: 3.3 mi
- Marshall's Beach: 3.5 mi
- Phillip Burton Memorial Beach: 3.7 mi
- East Beach: 3.8 mi
- Crane Cove Beach: 4.3 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Huntington Falls: 1.3 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 1.5 mi
- Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 3.5 mi
- Kent Falls: 11.1 mi
- Dawn Falls: 13.9 mi
Springs: 13
- El Polín Spring: 2.9 mi
- El Polín Spring: 2.9 mi
- El Polín Spring: 3.0 mi
- Old Spring: 7.9 mi
- Lone Tree Spring: 12.6 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Yellow Bluff: 5.9 mi
- Aramai Point: 10.2 mi
- Vent 5: 12.0 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 12.3 mi
- Rock Fort: 17.4 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Lynn: 13.1 mi
- Winehaven: 14.0 mi
- Russell City: 19.3 mi
- Stokes Landing: 20.5 mi
- Purissima: 24.2 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 5.6 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 6.8 mi
- Quarters A: 6.8 mi
Natural arches: 3
- Bird Island Arch: 6.3 mi
- Temple: 24.3 mi
- Keyhole: 24.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 13.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of J.P. Murphy Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiac Hill | NW 323° | 413 m | 12.5 mi |
| San Bruno Mountain Summit | SSE 160° | 371 m | 4.7 mi |
| Richardson East | NNW 345° | 338.6 m | 7.1 mi |
| San Pedro Mountain | S 191° | 325 m | 12.5 mi |
| Peak 1041 | NNW 336° | 317.297 m | 7.8 mi |
| Mount Davidson | SE 146° | 283 m | 1.1 mi |
| Slacker Hill | NNW 347° | 282 m | 5.9 mi |
| Hawk Hill | NNW 341° | 281 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:57 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 54 | 56 | 56 | 58 | 60 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 62 | 57 | 53 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Francisco Dwtn, 2 mi away.
- Mallard1,901 obs
- Great Blue Heron1,897 obs
- Anna's Hummingbird1,524 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk1,443 obs
- Steller's Jay1,400 obs
- Dark-eyed Junco1,353 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel1,341 obs
- California poppy1,331 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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